Heading north on the CN Rainy sub passing through the "hills" of mine dumps at S. Virginia, MN, with CN 3115 leading the way north to Canada.

Steaming taconite pellets move south down the CN Rainy sub after loading at the Minorca mine just outside Virginia, MN.

Hustling back to Proctor after dumping limestone at the Minorca mine.

Heading north along the CN Rainy Sub at Virginia, MN on a nice summer morning to deliver limestone to the Minorca mine in a few more miles.

Heading north along the CN Rainy Sub at Virginia, MN on a nice summer evening.

The Proctor, MN to Ranier, MN local transfer rolls along through the siding at Virginia, MN on an early morning.

The crew on U719 hangs out on the siding at Virginia waiting for a pellet loader to leave the Minorca mine before they can head north and do their work at the mine.

After leaving Proctor yard in the early morning hours and doing some work at Keenan yard, DMIR 409 arrives at the yard at Virginia just in time for a nicely timed rolling meet with its southbound ... (more)

After leaving Ranier in the early morning hours, CN 5448 gets to Virginia and takes the siding for a rolling meet.

Early morning finds CN 5419 pulling through Virginia and track speed while a CN MOW crew has a job briefing and a Loram work train gets fired up for the day.

Photographer unknown. From my collection. A cooperative effort?. Put rounded ends on this unit and you'd have a Canadian RS-10 or RS-18 what with the Canadian trucks and dynamic brakes in the s... (more)

After a meet with an empty coke train that was heading south, IC 6260 pulls off the siding in the former DWP yard at Virginia to continue north for the Minorca mine with limestone loads.

Running up the CN Rainy Sub for Ranier, MN.

Empty coke train from Thunder Bay traveling down the CN Rainy Sub descending the south side of the Laurentian Divide heading back to Rosemont, MN.

A few minutes after the Q197, here comes UP, with NS assisting, led B783 through Virginia as a nice summer day continues.